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Les Ames

Leslie Ethelbert George Ames

Born: 3 December 1905, Elham, Kent
Died: 27 February 1990, Canterbury, Kent
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Les Ames
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, 1929
Last Test:
England v South Africa at Durban, 5th Test, 1938/39

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1929

Awarded CBE

Most dismissals in an English season (127 in 1929)

Most stumpings (64) in an English season

Achieved wicketkeeper's double (1000 runs and 100 dismissals) in each of three seasons (only achieved one other time in English cricket).

Only wicket-keeper to score 100 centuries.

Made 3000 runs in 1933 season, 2000 runs 5 times, 1000 17 times.

Record 8th wicket partnership in all tests of 246 with GO Allen

Made 123 in the pre-lunch session of the 1923 test against South Africa (a record for runs in a session)

Won Lawrence Trophy for fastest century in an English season twice.

Scored centuries against every first-class county apart from Kent.

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   47   72  12  2434  149   40.56   8   7   74  23

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1926 - 1951)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  593  951  95 37248  295   43.51 102 176  704 417

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              1400   801   24  33.37  3-23    0   0  58.3  3.43

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Les Ames was the finest wicketkeeper batsman to represent England, and possibly the finest in that role to have played the game. An excellent wicketkeeper both standing up and back, but also an effective bat in any conditions, scoring over a hundred hundreds in his career, and maintaining his place as the number 1 choice for both Kent and England for many years. He was worth an England place for his middle order batting or for his wicketkeeping alone. A tall man for a keeper, in later years he was troubled by a bad back, but still had a first-class career spanning a quarter of a century. He was an attractive strokemaker, usually batting at 6 or 7. He served as an England selector after retirement, and also managed three touring teams. He served Kent as secretary/manager and later president, where his influence in producing his great successors Evans and Knott should not be underestimated. (Dave Liverman 2000)

* Last Updated: Sunday, 28-Jul-2002 23:17:59 GMT


 
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